It was a quiet morning in the shared apartment of the insomniac circle at 25:00. A peaceful atmosphere pervaded the composer's shared room. Sunlight streamed in through the gaps in the blinds. All that could be heard was the faint hum of the computer in sleep mode and the almost imperceptible breathing of four people.
When Kanade opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was the sunlight illuminating the silhouette of Ena, the artist in their group. Her face was so relaxed and her hand was holding hers. Clinging to Ena, Kanade could see the pink hair of their other partner, their editor Mizuki, deeply entwined with the artist. With a smirk on their face, Kanade thought they must be having a very funny dream. Probably one of their daily teases with Ena. As for their lyricist, the silver-haired girl could only feel her body. Mafuyu was snuggled up against her chest, and Kanade found this position very comfortable. Even if Mafuyu couldn't quite feel it , her body was always very warm, so warm that whenever one of them felt cold, they would go and snuggle up to the lyricist.
These tender moments surrounded by his companions, kanade cherished. After all they'd been through over the last few years, seeing the people Kanade cared about most asleep so serenely filled Kanade with a warm feeling. The same feeling she had felt in her youth when her father played guitar and she collected carnations for her mother in the park.
A feeling she thought she'd forgotten.
Kanade was grateful for her lovers' help. She wondered what would have become of her if they hadn't formed their band. Better not to think about that, Kanade told herself. A movement finally snapped her out of her thoughts, the arms around her loosening their grip on the composer's frail body. Mafuyu rubbed his eyes. Kanade smiled as she saw her lover, still a little in asleep, such a rare scene given that she often woke up before the composer did.
“Good morning Mafuyu
“Good morning K..”
Mafuyu didn't finish her sentence when she snuggled closer to the small girl’s chest, which made the silver-haired girl laugh. After Mafuyu ran away from her home, Kanade had discovered a new side to Mafuyu. A slightly childish side that the model student hid on the outside. At times, Mafuyu could be very clingy, showing affectionate gestures towards all members of the group in a spontaneous manner, but particularly towards Kanade, who was often compared to a stuffed polar bear. This behavior didn't really bother the rest of the group (despite Ena's complaints, it was clear that deep down she enjoyed the purple bunny's company). Kanade enjoyed the tender moments she shared with Mafuyu. These moments gave her the impression of saving her in a way other than composing.
A distressing beeping sound echoed through the room, waking the lyricist who was about to fall back asleep in his lover's crook. It was Ena's phone. Last night, she and Mizuki had been arguing about how she used her brother as a human clock in high school. Ena had claimed as it was in the past andnow she could wake up without any help from any of her three partners. Mizuki, doubting, said that she couldn't. The night before, Ena had chosen the perfect ringtone to wake herself up and prove her pink partner wrong.
This kind of completely incoherent bickering happened at least ten times a day.
And so, at 10 a.m. sharp, the unbearable alarm sounded, waking everyone but the girl concerned. Looking irritated, Mafuyu reluctantly got up from where she'd been curled up to turn off the cursed phone. Then she went back to bed in the little one's arms. However, this morning tranquillity was about to disappear when the youngest of the group was roused from his slumber by the din. Mizuki stood up, stretched their shoulders like the adorable annoying kitty they were, grinned broadly and opened their feline eyes, still a little numb from sleep.
“I won the bet again 〜”.
Ena, still asleep, was rudely awakened by a friendly shake from the pink-haired girl. After a few seconds of resistance from the artist, the editor gave up the fight to waking the grumpy illustrator .
“Another 5 min..”
Mizuki smiled, on that aspect Ena hadn't really changed. So she let her enjoy a few more minutes of sleep before attacking again, she turned to Kanade who was daydreaming while awake.
“Good morning, pretty girl.”
Mizuki blinked, which made the composer laugh; this kind of flirting worked every time on the silver-haired girl, leaving her cheeks flushed.
“good morning, mizuki
“May I have a kiss from a beautiful girl like you?
Mizuki leaned forward so that Kanade could kiss her more easily. She smiled at his request and placed her lips on the pink-haired girl’s cheeks. Mizuki was pleased, they'd just been kissed by one of the most beautiful girl, they looked down to the person who snuggled into the silver haired girl and questioningly asked
“is she asleep?
“Um I don't know..”
“Hummmm In that case ..
No sooner had Mizuki finished their sentence than they buried their head against lyricist's back. And put their arms around her, sandwiched the purple haired between them and kanade.
“Mafuyuuuu, are you awake?
“…”
”Mafuyu, I know you’re awake..
“... and whose fault is that...
“Hey, don't blame me! It's Ena's phone's fault
“....”
“Anyways... Wouldn't you like to help me wake up our dear Enanan?
“Sure”
Mafuyu had always enjoyed teasing Ena a little. She used to do it unintentionally because of her blunt behavior . Since the squad had moved in together, she and Mizuki had teamed up to elicit more amusing reactions from the artist, which delighted Mizuki in having an accomplice to their antics. The mischievous duo, that's what they were called by Ena when they teased her The teasing often ended with the brunette asking the composer to take her side.
So it was that the playful duo approached each other around the artist's still-asleep body, planning their next mischief in hushed tones. Kanade, amused by these two lovers, watched the scene from afar, curious as to how they would go about it.
Ena was having a fabulous dream: she was sitting in a meadow, drawing in a notebook; on her lap, a bunny with a blank look was sitting , beside her, a frail puppy trying to catch the ball that was being sent back again and again by an overexcited kitty. A kind of “calm”atmosphere that Ena appreciated.
Suddenly, a huge earthquake was felt and then Bam!
Then, with a strong impact, she felt a huge weight suddenly land on her chest. When she opened her eyes the first thing she saw was Mizuki giggling, Mafuyu was lying on top of her , a satisfied smile on her face.
“What's that? ”
Mizuki replied, a huge grin on their face.
“that performance on the bunny hop”.
Ena is still very confused about the situation.
“Mizuki what the fuck , and you why are you laying on me?
“Ena good morning , can I get my morning kiss
Mafuyu said , giving her an innocent look. However Ena was sceptical.
“Wait, isn't that one of your bad jokes?
“No.... Maybe ?
“Yes it's”
“I knew it! It's a little early to be doing this kind of crap”
“Yes, but your phone woke us up”.
Mafuyu replied directly
“Haha also I won the bet ~
“Ugh kanade, help me ,they get on my nerves first thing in the morning ...
Ena moved towards Kanade who was enjoying the comical scene.
“Now that everyone's awake, how about breakfast?
Kanade proposed in her slightly husky voice.
“Not before Ena gives me a morning kiss”.
Mafuyu said, looking at the woman concerned.
“Uhg okay
Ena approached Mafuyu and kissed her tenderly on the lips. Every time they kissed, the purple-haired couldn't help but feel a warm feeling in her chest.
“Happy now, let's eat breakfes...”
“Now it’s my turn!”
“No, because you woke me up!
“Eeeeeh, come on Enanan!
Ena leapt out of bed and headed for the kitchen, their youngest lover following her. Kanade smiled, she was really lucky to be in such good company. Mafuyu leaned in close and placed a kiss on the composer's cheek.
“We should get going before they starts making out in the kitchen
“Haha yeah'